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==Service== | ==Service== | ||
At the [[Battle of Jutland]], she was part of the {{UK-LCS|1}}, screening the battlecruisers under the command of {{CaptRN}} [[Bertram Sackville Thesiger|Bertram S. Thesiger]].{{UKJutlandOD|pp. 33, 46}} | At the [[Battle of Jutland]], she was part of the {{UK-LCS|1}}, screening the battlecruisers under the command of {{CaptRN}} [[Bertram Sackville Thesiger|Bertram S. Thesiger]].{{UKJutlandOD|pp. 33, 46}} | ||
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| + | In September, 1917, she completed a refit to be a minelayer, capable of carrying 70 (or 74) mines.{{DittColl|p. 117}} She was able to conduct up to six minelaying operations per month, with an operational radius of 1270 miles.{{ARTSMining1917-18|Plate 7}} She conducted five operations and laid 370 mines in total.{{DittColl|p. 117}} | ||
''Inconstant'' recommissioned on 27 October, 1919. By the end of 1920, she was serving as a submarine depot ship.{{NLJan21|p. 791}} | ''Inconstant'' recommissioned on 27 October, 1919. By the end of 1920, she was serving as a submarine depot ship.{{NLJan21|p. 791}} | ||
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==Captains== | ==Captains== | ||
Dates of appointment are provided when known. | Dates of appointment are provided when known. | ||
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| − | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Bertram Sackville Thesiger|nick=Bertram S. Thesiger|appt=25 October, 1914{{ | + | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Bertram Sackville Thesiger|nick=Bertram S. Thesiger|appt=25 October, 1914{{NLDec16|p. 395''j''}}<ref>Thesiger Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 472.</ref>|end=21 August, 1917<ref>Thesiger Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 472.</ref>|note=in command at [[Battle of Jutland]]|precBy=New Command}} |
| − | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Francis Arthur Marten|nick=Francis A. Marten|appt=21 August, 1917{{NLFeb19|p. 819}}}} | + | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Francis Arthur Marten|nick=Francis A. Marten|appt=21 August, 1917<ref>Marten Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/90/85.|D8115813}} f. 85.</ref>{{NLFeb19|p. 819}}|end=March, 1919<ref>Marten Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/90/85.|D8115813}} f. 85.</ref>}} |
| − | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=George Bridges Lewis|nick=George B. Lewis|appt=22 October, 1919{{NLDec20|p. 791}}}} | + | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Ralph Collins|nick=Ralph Collins|appt=March, 1919<ref>Collins Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/348.|D7603132}} f. 393.</ref>|end=May, 1919<ref>Collins Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/348.|D7603132}} f. 393.</ref>}} |
| − | {{ | + | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=George Bridges Lewis|nick=George B. Lewis|appt=22 October, 1919{{NLDec20|p. 791}}|end=25 July, 1921}} |
| + | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Cecil Ponsonby Talbot|nick=Cecil P. Talbot|appt=25 July, 1921<ref>Talbot Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49/120.|D7604219}} f. 65.</ref>|end=17 February, 1922<ref>Talbot Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49/120.|D7604219}} f. 65.</ref>|note=and as Captain (S), {{UK-SF|1}}}} | ||
</div name=fredbot:officeCapt> | </div name=fredbot:officeCapt> | ||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
{{refbegin}} | {{refbegin}} | ||
| + | * [http://www.naval-history.net/OWShips-WW1-06-HMS_Inconstant.htm Transcribed Ship Logs at naval-history.net] | ||
* [[First L.C.S. (Royal Navy) at the Battle of Jutland]] | * [[First L.C.S. (Royal Navy) at the Battle of Jutland]] | ||
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| H.M.S. Inconstant (1914) | |
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| Pendant Number: | 5A (1914) 73 (Jan 1918) 77 (Apr 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | William Beardmore & Company[2] |
| Ordered: | Sep, 1912[3] |
| Laid down: | 3 Apr, 1914[4] |
| Launched: | 6 Jul, 1914[5] |
| Commissioned: | Jan, 1915[6] |
| Sold: | 9 Jun, 1922[7] |
| Fate: | to Cashmore[8] |
H.M.S. Inconstant was completed in early 1915 and fought at the Battle of Jutland as part of the First Light Cruiser Squadron.
Torpedoes
In mid-1920, her sisters were to start using 21-in Mark II***** torpedoes, but Inconstant alone would retain her 21-in Mark IV S.L. torpedoes.[9]
Service
At the Battle of Jutland, she was part of the First Light Cruiser Squadron, screening the battlecruisers under the command of Captain Bertram S. Thesiger.[10]
In September, 1917, she completed a refit to be a minelayer, capable of carrying 70 (or 74) mines.[11] She was able to conduct up to six minelaying operations per month, with an operational radius of 1270 miles.[12] She conducted five operations and laid 370 mines in total.[13]
Inconstant recommissioned on 27 October, 1919. By the end of 1920, she was serving as a submarine depot ship.[14]
Alterations
Inconstant was fitted with a director in March, 1918. This alteration required her pole mast to be replaced with a tripod mast for greater rigidity.[15]
In 1915 or 1916, she trialled a Wise Pressure Telegraphy System Type A for torpedo control.[16] As a result of this trial, in 1917 she was to have her system upgraded to the Type C standard.
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain Bertram S. Thesiger, 25 October, 1914[17][18] – 21 August, 1917[19] (in command at Battle of Jutland)
- Captain Francis A. Marten, 21 August, 1917[20][21] – March, 1919[22]
- Captain Ralph Collins, March, 1919[23] – May, 1919[24]
- Captain George B. Lewis, 22 October, 1919[25] – 25 July, 1921
- Captain Cecil P. Talbot, 25 July, 1921[26] – 17 February, 1922[27] (and as Captain (S), First Submarine Flotilla)
See Also
- Transcribed Ship Logs at naval-history.net
- First L.C.S. (Royal Navy) at the Battle of Jutland
- Wikipedia
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 47.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 47.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 47.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 55.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 47.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 55.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 47.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 47.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1920. pp. 6-7. (G. 10141/20-6.8.1920).
- ↑ Battle of Jutland Official Despatches. pp. 33, 46.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 117.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, Mining Appendix, 1917-18. Plate 7.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 117.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 791.
- ↑ The Technical History and Index, Vol. 3, Part 23. pp. 11-12.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1916. p. 30.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 395j.
- ↑ Thesiger Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 472.
- ↑ Thesiger Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 472.
- ↑ Marten Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/90/85. f. 85.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 819.
- ↑ Marten Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/90/85. f. 85.
- ↑ Collins Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/348. f. 393.
- ↑ Collins Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/348. f. 393.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 791.
- ↑ Talbot Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/120. f. 65.
- ↑ Talbot Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/120. f. 65.
Bibliography
- Dittmar, F.J.; Colledge, J.J. (1972). British Warships 1914–1919. London: Ian Allan.
- Gray, Randal (editor) (1985). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. London: Conway Maritime Press. (on Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk).
- Admiralty, Gunnery Branch (1918). Handbook of Captain F. C. Dreyer's Fire Control Tables, 1918. C.B. 1456. Copy No. 10 at Admiralty Library, Portsmouth, United Kingdom.
- Admiralty, Technical History Section (1919). The Technical History and Index: Fire Control in H.M. Ships. Vol. 3, Part 23. C.B. 1515 (23) now O.U. 6171/14. At The National Archives. ADM 275/19.
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